12 PM
"HOW TO BECOME A STAR CHEF” SEMINAR
Learn how these chefs are rising to the top. StarChefs Rising Star Chefs will talk candidly about their experiences, their education, and how they have achieved success in the industry.

TECHNIQUES DEMONSTRATIONS

1:00 pm -	Decorating Cakes with Marbled Fondant Pastry Chef Sue McCown | Earth & Ocean
1:30 pm -	Preparing Authentic Vietnamese Fish Sauce Eric Banh | Monsoon
2:00 pm -	Making Clear Apple and Pear Chips Pastry Chef Christina Longo | Barking Frog
2:30 pm -	Cleaning West Coast Razor Clams Johnathan Sundstrom | Lark
3:00 pm -	Techniques for Preparing Gnocchi Holly Smith | Cafe Juanita
3:30 pm -	Techniques in Deboning Poultry Wayne Johnson | Andaluca
4:00 pm -	Cooking in a Cloud: The Artful Use of Foam William Belickis | Mistral
4:30 pm -	Intensifying Flavors through Curing Brian Scheehser | Hunt Club

9:30PM
Postshow Afterparty
Come party with us!
Location:
Chapel
1600 Melrose Ave
Seattle, WA

Tuesday, April 20, 2004

11 AM
MEET THE MASTERS
Meet the food and hospitality industry pros and gain an inside look at how the best chefs and operators in the Northwest have turned their enterprises into success stories.

Jody Denton | Chef/Owner, Merenda Restaurant and Wine Bar
Thierry Rautureau, The Chef in the Hat!!! | Chef/Owner, Rover’s Restaurant
Jim Treadway | CEO, MTM Management
Jeremy Hardy | CEO, Chow Foods

12 PM
KITCHEN COMBAT
On your marks, get set, cook! Don't miss celebrity chefs Jody Denton and Thierry Rautureau, The Chef in the Hat!!! face off in the first-ever StarChefs Kitchen Combat.

Jody Denton | Chef/Owner, Merenda Restaurant and Wine Bar
Thierry Rautureau, The Chef in the Hat!!! | Chef/Owner, Rover’s Restaurant

1 PM
“RECRUITING FOR BETTER RETENTION” SEMINAR
Culinary and HR experts share their insights and proven methods of recruitment, selection, training, and incentives for long-term employment.

Michael Carr | Senior VP of Administration, Schwartz Brothers Restaurants
John Howie | Chef/Owner, Seastar
Rick Amero | Senior Director of Staffing & Development, Restaurants Unlimited

MODERATOR
Antoinette Bruno | CEO, StarChefs.com, Inc.